Praktijkgericht onderzoek in bedrijf biedt een onmisbare basis om een bedrijfskundig onderzoek op te zetten. Het onderzoek doen is hierbij geen doel op zich, maar een middel om op een informatie- of datagestuurde manier te werken aan bedrijfskundige vraagstukken.

Praktijkgericht onderzoek in bedrijf is gebaseerd op het Integraal Model voor Praktijkgericht Onderzoek dat Jan Leen ontwikkelde voor het bedrijfskundig vakgebied. Het model koppelt de handelingscyclus aan de onderzoekscyslus en verb...

Over 75% of graduates currently find work in the service industries, but there are very few books that deal specifically with the subject of service management. This third edition of Services Management provides a comprehensive insight into the industry and its' importance in today's economies. The book is based on three central strands of services management: customers, employees and operations.

The final part of the book addresses the issue of performance management and service strategy. Ba...

Jeanne Liedtka and Tim Ogilvie educate readers in one of the hottest trends in business: "design thinking," or the ability to turn abstract ideas into practical applications for maximal business growth. Liedtka and Ogilvie cover the mind-set, techniques, and vocabulary of design thinking, unpack the mysterious connection between design and growth, and teach managers in a straightforward way how to exploit design's exciting potential. Exemplified by Apple and the success of its elegant product...

Successful businesses recognize that the development of strong customer relationships through quality service (and services) as well as implementing service strategies for competitive advantage are key to their success. In its fourth European edition, Services Marketing: Integrating Customer Focus across the Firm provides full coverage of the foundations of services marketing, placing the distinctive Gaps model at the center of this approach. The new edition draws on the most recent research,...